Superman Is Getting A Syfy Show, Get The Details

December 9, 2014 3:33 AM

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This season, Gotham viewers have watched the story of what Gotham City was like before Batman showed up. Evidently this prequel formula has been successful, because now Warner Bros is putting another DC Comics prequel TV series into development, this time focusing on the Caped Crusader’s equally famous ally: Superman. However, unlike Gotham, which takes only a decade or so before Batman’s debut, this series will be turning the clock back much further. In the near-future, viewers will get to learn about the Man of Steel’s home planet in the appropriately-named Syfy series Krypton.

Taking place years before the Kal-El (Superman’s Kryptonian name) was born, the series will focus on the House of El, specifically Superman’s grandfather as he tries to “bring hope and equality to Krypton.” According to THR, David S. Goyer, who is diving back into Superman lore after penning Man of ...